It was a moment of cheer and celebration for the ten students who were the proud winners of "Destination NASA" Knowledge Challenge organized by www.24x7guru.com . These students along with each of their parent and school teacher boarded the plane from New Delhi on their way to NASA , USA . The 9 days fully paid trip for the 42 member team involve visits to Washington DC , Indian Embassy, Washington Science Museum , Washington City tour, Orlando Sea World, Kennedy Space Centre Astronaut Training Experience / Epcot Centre, a full day trip to Disney World and the New York City .

Before embarking on their journey to US, the students along with their parents and teachers met Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India who congratulated the students on winning the challenge. He spent time with the students and shared his thoughts on the challenges ahead for students and how they can overcome these challenges. He had a word of praise for the entire team of 24x7guru.com who had organised the contest for students and hoped that they will continue to give opportunities for the students by organizing such challenging contests in the future. They also visited the US Embassy in New Delhi on an invitation from Mr. Peter G. Kaestner, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs and interacted with the Consul-General, the American Center Director and Minister Counselor for Science and Technology.

"The Destination NASA Knowledge challenge was designed with the objective of encouraging students, help them take more interest in their studies and enhance their online skills. In addition to creating a competitive environment and to make the students better equipped, the program was conceived to reward the teachers who play an invaluable and pivotal role in molding the kids. The 'Destination NASA', knowledge challenge kicked off in Mumbai on November 28, 2007 in the presence of the celebrated film personality Aamir Khan and ran across 13 cities. The online contest was organized by 24x7guru.com in association with Radio Mirchi. The qualifying rounds were conducted in 2 phases in which over 49000 students from different schools registered. The 120 runners up in the contest were awarded with gifts ranging from computers to bipods. The names of the finalists and their respective school are listed in http://www.24x7guru.com.

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